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Avik Roy

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Managing Director & CEO at Exide Industries Limited
📍 Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Avik Roy serves as the Managing Director & CEO of Exide Industries, Indias leading battery manufacturer. An alumnus of Jadavpur University with an EMBA from the Asian Institute of Management, he has over three decades of leadership experience, including significant international roles at Siemens in Germany and Bangladesh.

He is also the President of the Indian Battery Manufacturers Association (IBMA), where he is focused on promoting sustainable manufacturing, enhancing circularity across the industry, and strengthening public advocacy to represent the interests of battery manufacturers.

Unique fact: Before becoming CEO, Avik led Exides Industrial Business, successfully multiplying its revenue and profitability by strengthening its product portfolio and go-to-market strategy.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Managing Director & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Personality Overview

How Avik shows up

Amiable & Agreeable
Story Driven
Non-Confrontational

They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Priorities

Topics Avik cares about

Lithium-Ion Transition
He is overseeing Exide's major investment in a new lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility to capture the rapidly expanding electric vehicle market.
International Growth
He has stated a clear strategy to grow Exide's exports to 20% of total sales by increasing the company's footprint in Europe and America.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Managing Director & CEO
Exide Industries Limited
5-2021 - 4-2024
Whole-Time Director - Industrial SBU
Exide Industries Limited
7-2019
Director
Chloride Batteries SE Asia Pte Limited
1-2019 - 4-2021
President & Head Industrial SBU
Exide Industries Limited
10-2018 - 12-2018
Vice President- Country Head of Business Unit Transmission Products
Siemens
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2002 - 2004
EMBA
Asian Institute of Management
1985 - 1989
B.E (Electrical)
Jadavpur University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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